Faculty Mentoring Program

We are very excited that you have chosen Biochemistry or
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as your major; you can indeed go far
by completing either of these majors.

We are also excited to have you in our Department and want to do as much as we can to see that you are successful in your major.

In an effort to provide you with additional career and academic
advice, we will be initiating the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Faculty Mentoring Program during Spring Semester 2017.

This program will not involve class scheduling or graduation checks
(which is the work of your primary advisor), but instead will provide
you time with a professional Biochemist and Molecular Biologist faculty
member who you can talk with.

The name of your faculty mentor will be forthcoming, but once you
find out who it is, it is up to you to send them an E-mail or call them
(you can find them here http://biochemistry.okstate.edu/faculty)
to schedule a meeting with them.

These meetings are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.

The meetings you have with your Faculty Mentor are intended to last
~ 15 minutes (unless more time is required) and should provide you an
opportunity to find out how your Faculty Mentor completed their
education, what drove them, and how they got to be
the professional they are today.

They should also be able to let you know the problems they encountered during their educational experience.

The Faculty Mentor will also ask you some questions that will allow
them to determine if you are on track with your major and professional
aspirations.

They will also be there to suggest alternative careers or
additional education programs that your major will prepare you for or
provide you with information about tips on studying.

As faculty, we also want to hear about any difficulties you
experience with your education at Oklahoma State University and learn
more about the career paths you intend to take when you complete your
degree.

This information you provide us will be used to improve the
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology student experience, track our alumni
and help us determine how we can change our curriculum in an effort to
improve both student persistence in our Department
and degree completion.

In closing, the faculty of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department are here for you and look forward to getting to know you
better!

Please schedule a meeting with your Faculty Mentor as soon as you receive their name.